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The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar :

Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1872-1906)

1 occurrence of a merry autumn
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LYRICS OF LOWLY LIFE

LYRICS OF THE HEARTHSIDE

HUMOUR AND DIALECT

LYRICS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER

LYRICS OF LOVE AND SORROW

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LYRICS OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW

A BOY'S SUMMER SONG

A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG

THE FOREST GREETING

THE LILY OF THE VALLEY

TO J. Q.

WADIN' IN DE CRICK

THE PLANTATION CHILD'S LULLABY

PUTTIN' THE BABY AWAY

THE FISHER CHILD'S LULLABY

THE FARM CHILD'S LULLABY

THE PLACE WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS

THE UNLUCKY APPLE

TWELL DE NIGHT IS PAS'

WINTER'S APPROACH

YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW

THE DEATH OF THE FIRST BORN

BEIN' BACK HOME

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES

TILL THE WIND GETS RIGHT

AT LOAFING-HOLT

WHEN A FELLER'S ITCHIN' TO BE SPANKED

THE RIVER OF RUIN

AFTER MANY DAYS

TROUBLE IN DE KITCHEN

ROSES AND PEARLS

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TO J. Q.

What are the things that make life bright?
A star gleam in the night.
What hearts us for the coming fray?
The dawn tints of the day.
What helps to speed the weary mile?
A brother's friendly smile.
What turns o' gold the evening gray?
A flower beside the way.